Travel bag



J 3 M. DAVIS ETAL 2,626,689

' TRAVEL BAG Filed July 28, 1950 '3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTQRS F MICHAEL0A v/s WILUQQ JINDELA ATTQRNEY Jan. 27, 1953 M. DAVIS ET'AL 2,626,689

TRAVEL BAG Filed July 28, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR s M/C HA H 0AV/S v ND BY WILLIAIQ. J NDEL A ATTORNEY 1953' M. DAVIS EIAL 2,626,689

TRAVEL BAG Filed Juiy 28, 1950 s sheets-sheet Patented Jan. 27, 1953UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TRAVEL BAG Application July 28, 1950, Serial No. 176,438

1.4 Claims.

This invention relates to travel bags.

An object of this invention is to provide a highly improved garment bagwhich may be folded and carried like luggage.

Another object of this invention is to provide a highly improved travelbag of the character described having an outer flexible portion and aninner flexible portion, seamed thereto at the marginal edges of saidportions, the inner portion being provided with an opening, a transverseintermediate sleeve at the inner side of the outer portion and receivinga transverse dowel or stiffener, and a. handle engaging the dowel andpassing through openings in said outer portion of the bag.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a bag of thecharacter described a loop on which the hook of a garment hanger may behung, and a second loop attached to the first loop at one end andreceiving said second loop and slidable therealong to grip the garmenthanger hook to prevent the hangers from slipping out of supportingengagement with the first loop.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a highly improvedtravel bag of flexible sheet material which shall be easy to fold, whichmay be carried by a handle when folded, which may be hung in a closet orin a car when unfolded, which is provided with means to render easyaccess to the interior of the bag, which shall serve both as a garmentbag and as a piece of luggage, which shall be substantially air-tight soas to prevent dust from, entering the bag, and said bag being soconstructed that when it is carried the. garments therein will notcrumple.

Yet another object of this invention is to providein a bag of thecharacter described, means at one. end of the bag to suspend the bagfrom its upper end,v a reinforcing dowel or stiffener at the inside ofthe. bag about one-third of the way down from its upper end, andprovided with a handle extending to the outside of the bag, and a seconddowel? or stiffener about two-thirds of the way down at the inside ofthe bag, the lower third of the. bag being foldable upwardly about thelower dowel or stiffener, and the middle third of, the bag together withthe. upwardly folded bottom third being then folda'ble upwardly aboutthe upper dowel or. stiffener, means being provided to attach. theupwardly folded middle and lower thirds of the. bag: to the upper end ofthe bag, and. said bag being adapted to be carried by the handle. onthe: upper dowel or stiffener.

Yet a. further: object of this invention is to provide a bag of the.character described, means adjacent the upper end of the bag to receivetheupper corners of the upwardly folded middleand bottom thirds of thebag; when said middle and bottom thirds are folded upwardly,- whereby toprovide a neat and compactly folded bag which is attractive inappearance and smooth and. easy to carry.

Still another object of this invention is to provide in a bag of thecharacter described, a transverse dowel or stiffener having bucklestraps atta-ched to the ends thereof to keep theclothing wrinkle-free.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a highly improvedbag of the character described having a back wall and a front wallattached thereto at their marginal edges by means of a binding strip,the bag being provided at its upper end with means to suspend the bagfrom a support and also provided at its upper end with means on which tohang garment hangers, and provided at an intermediate portion with atransverse rigid reinforcement member to which is attached a handlepassing through the back wall to the outside so that a portion of thebag below the handle may be folded upwardly and the folded bag thenturned around to bring the handle to the top so that the bag may becarried by means of the handle.

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide a neat and durabletravel bag of the character described which may bemade of plasticsheeting, which shall be relatively inexpensive. to manufacture, easy tofold, which shall, be easy to hang clothes in, which shall be easy tocarry and handle, and which shall yet be practical and emcient to a highdegree in use..

Other objects of this invention will in part. be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out;

The invention accordingly consists in thefeatures of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts, which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope of invention will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which is shown various illustrativeembodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of'a travel bag embodying the invention,showing the same in folded condition ready to. be carried;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the inside of the bag, opened up, withparts broken away and with the closure flap partly opened. up;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to: Fig. 2, with a: con!- siderable portion ofthe inner wall of the bag broken away;

Fig. 4 is a partial enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Fig.3;

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 66 of Fig. 3;

Fig. '7 is an enlarged cross-sectional View taken along line of Fig. 3

Fig. 8 is an inside view of the bag shown in Fig. 1 with the bottomthird folded upwardly;

Fig. 9 is a erspective view of the bag completely folded, but appearingas if it had been laid down on a surface;

Fig. 10 is an inside perspective view of a travel bag embodying theinvention and illustrating a modified construction, and with the insidecover flap opened up;

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the bag shown in Fig. 10, folded up;

Fig .12 is a view similar to Fig. 10 but illustrating another modifiedconstruction; and

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the bag shown in Fig. 12, folded and inposition for carrying.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, I8 designates a bag embodyingthe invention. The same comprises an outside wall II of flexiblesynthetic thermoplastic sheeting or other flexible sheet material. Theouter wall I I is substantially rectangular in shape, but with itscorners curved. Attached to the marginal edge of the outer wall II is aninner wall I2 of flexible synthetic plastic sheeting or other flexiblesheet material. The inner wall I2 may comprise a pair of side panels I3,extending from the lower end of the outside wall II to the upper end andhaving inwardly extending portions |3a at their upper endsinterconnected by a panel portion I4. If desired. the panel portions I3and I4 may be made of a single piece of sheeting.

The inner wall I2 further comprises a central panel I5 which extendsupwardly from the lower end of the outer wall and is disposed betweenthe panels I3. Panel I5 extends upwardly to the lower edges of the panelportions I311 and the panel I4. The panels I3, I4 and I5 are attached tothe outside wall II by means of a marginal binding strip I1.

' The panel I 5 is separated from the panels I3 and I4, from a pointindicated at 20 somewhat below the upper end of one side edge of thepanel I5 all across the top and down the other side to a pointdesignated by numeral 2 I, spaced somewhat above the lower end of thebag. The separated part of the panel I5 constitutes a closure flap whichmay be designated by numeral 22.

Stitched to the panels I3 and I4 and to a binding strip I9, is a tapecarrying slider actuated fastener elements 23, which may be united toslider actuated fastener elements 24 on a tape stitched to a bindingstrip I8 and to the complementary edge of the cover flap 22. Thefasteners 23 and 24 may be united by the usual slider 25. The portionsof panels I3 and I5 below point 20 on one side and below point 2| on theother side are interconnected by narrow gussets 21 (see Fig. 3). saidanel portions and gussets being stitched to the binding tapes I8 and I5.

For the purpose hereinafter appearing there is stitched to the innerside of the bag adjacent its upper end, a pair of downwardly andoutwardly inclined relatively wide straps 3U, symmetrical with respectto one another. The straps 35 may be provided with binding tapes 3| attheir opposite edges. The binding tapes 3| meet at the middle of theupper edge of the bag as at 32. It will be noted that the straps formupper cut out corners. It will be further noted that the straps 30overlie the upper corners of the panel I5. When the slider 25 is movedupwardly from point 20 then around the upper edge of the panel I5 andthen down to the point 2|, the cover flap 22 is opened so as to giveaccess to the interior of the bag for inserting garments therein orremoving the same therefrom.

Stitched to the upper end of the bag and at the inside thereof and atopposite sides of the center of said upper end, are a pair of downwardlyextending loops 34. Extending through the loops and suspended thereby isa stiffener or rigid dowel 35 which made be made of wood, plastic or anyother suitable material.

Fused to the inner surface of the outside wall II at the middle of theupper end thereof, is a trip of thermoplastic sheeting 36. Said strip aswell as the back wall II are formed with registering slots 37. Mountedon the middle of the dowel 35 is a member 38 having a number offunctions, as will be described hereinafter. The member 38 may be madefrom a single strip 39 of flexible plastic material. One end of thestrip 39 is at 40. Extending from the end 40 is a loop portion 4|attached to end 40 by eyelets 42. Extending from the loop portion 4| isa portion 43 which extends upwardly, and extending therefrom is aportion 44 passing around the back of the dowel 35. Extending upwardlyfrom the portion 44 through the Opening 31 is a portion 45. Extendingfrom portion 45 is a loop portion 45. Extending from the loop portion 46is a portion 41 contacting the portion 45 and attached thereto byeyelets 48. Extending from the portion 41 is a portion 49 surroundingthe opposite side of the dowel 35. Extending from the portion 49,downwardly, is a portion 50 which is riveted to the portion 43 below thedowel by eyelets 5| Extending from portion 50 is a downwardly andupwardly looped portion 52, and extending upwardly from said loopedportion 52 is the other end 53 of member 38. The portion 53 is receivedbetween the portions 50 and 43 and is attached to said portions by saideyelets 5|. The upper loop 46 may be used to engage a hook 55 attachedto any support, such as a closet or in an automobile. The hooks 55 ofgarment hangers 55a may be engaged with the lower loop 52. The loop 4|surrounds portions 50 and 53 and is slidable thereon. Upon sliding theloop 4| downwardly on loop 52, the hook 56 of the garment hanger will begripped to prevent accidental slipping of the garment hangers off thestrip or loop 52.

For the purpose hereinafter appearing there is attached to the loop 45,a female snap fastener element 51. It will now be understood that thetravel bag may be hung up on a hook or support. Furthermore the garmentbag may be suspended from the usual pole in a closet by slipping ahooked member into the loop 46 and engaging the hook portion thereofwith the usual pole in the closet.

The outer wall I I of the garment bag is formed with a. pair of alignedslots 60, equi-distant from the longitudinal midsection and aboutone-third of the way down from the upper end of said wall. Attached tothe inner surface of said wall II is a transverse elongated strip 6| ofthermoplastic material. The strip BI is of less length than the width ofthe wall II and terminates short of opposite sides of the latter. Itoverlies the slots 60.

It. is' attached; to the: wall- H- ate; pair or. longitudinal parallelspaced lines 62;. preferably by fusing the strip along: said. lines to:the; wall H by means. of high frequency heating, although othermeans ofattachmentmay be used. The strip 6|. islformed. with a pair. of parallelspaced vertical slits 63. spaced oni opposite: sides of the openings orslotsfill. The strip 6 I: is -furthermore formedwith a pair of slots 64registering. with the slots. 60. Said strip :61 may be fused to. thewall 'H' all around theregistering slot 60 and 64 to": strengthen thebag at-said slots.

It will be noted that the slits 63.- terminate short of the upper andlower edges: of. the: strip 61:. Theportions of thestrip .61 outwardlyof each slit B3- and. between the fused. areas :62 may e: Pushed awaythe wall H. to formv with wall U .a pair of aligned. sleeves 65'.vExtending through said sleeves is a. transverse. dowel or stiffener 66-which. maybe madeofwood, synthetic plastic: material, or .any othersuitable light-weight, stiff or rigid material. Thus the dowel 66 islocated betweenthe sleeves 6.5. and the wall l=l.- It'also overlies. theportion of. the strip-ti between said sleeves. The outer ends ofthe-dowel project beyond the sleeves as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing.I

On the dowel is a handle 61. The handle 6'! may be made of an elongatedstrip of synthetic plastic material or of any other suitable flexiblematerial. Said handle 61' is formed with loops 6 8 at its free endswhich are passed through the registering openings 60, the dowel 6-5 thenbeing passed through the loops. The loops 68 prefer ably have a slidingor frictional fit on the dowel 66. Attached to the outer ends of thedowel, as by stapling as indicated at 69, are the outer ends of strapportions 10 which may be buckled together by means of an int-erengagingbuckle H It will now be understood that when garments are hung. on ahanger 56a said garments may be placed between the strap 70 andthedowel. 66,. to keep the clothes from wrinkling. The purpose of thehandle 61 will be described. hereinafter.

Also attachedv to the inner surfaceof the outside wall ll abouttwo-thirds of the way down from the top of the bag is a secondtransverse strip 14 of synthetic thermoplastic material. The strip 14may be fused to the wall H likewise about a pair of parallel spacedlines 15. The. strip 14 is likewise formed with a pair of parallelspaced slits 16 on opposite sides of the middle of the strip, to formsleeves "H. Extending'through the sleeves 11 is another dowel 6'6projecting beyond the sleeves and carryinga strap 10, similar to thestrap 10 described above. The strip T4 maybe fused to the wall I I about.a pair of spaced areas 19, located similarly to the fused areas aboutthe registering slots 60, 64".

It will now be understood that the dowel E6 overlies the portion of thestrip M between the slits it, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

Attached to the superposed strip M and wall I! at the middle thereof isa male-snap fastener 82, the head of which projects outwardly. It willnowbe understood that garments hung on the hanger 56a may bepassedbetween both the straps ill and their dowels 6b,. to keep the garmentsfiat against the back wall H.

The bag may be either hung on a hook or in a closet, and the slider 25moved to close the cover flap 22, and in such position the bag serves asa garment bag for storing or hanging clothes. The bag maybe hung in acar and carried that way with the clothes hanging down. However,

the-bag may befolded. and: carried like apiece of luggage. To do-so. thebottom; third ofv the bag is first foldedv upwardly against the. insideof the middle third about the lower dowel 65, and then the middle thirdtogether with the upfolded bottom third. are folded up about the upperdowel. 66. During such operation the upper corners of the junction ofthe bottom and middle. thirds. are tucked underneath the inclined strapportions 30.. Also, the snap fastener 51 is snapped on to the snapfastener to keep the folded bag in folded condition. The bag is thenturnedaround so that. the handle 6'! is atv the top and the bag can.then be carried by means of said handle, like a piece of luggage.

In FigslO and 11 there isshowna bag Iiimhaving a. back wall ill.likewise of. flexible synthetic thermoplastic. material- Bound. orstitched. to the. margin thereof by means; of. a binding, strip 82 is afront wall 8.3. cdmprising side panels 84 and a middle panel 35. The.bag me. maybe about two-thirds. the length of bag w... The central panel85 is provided with slider actuated fasteners 85 which. may bexiuiitedwith slider actuated fasteners 31 at the edge of the. panels. 84, in thesame manner as with the garment bag it. It is provided with the inclinedstraps 30 overlying the front panels at. the upper corners. The bag. weis also provided.- with a member 38 engaging. a top dowel pin 35 passingthrough loops stitched to the bagv the same as in bag [0. The bag i-llamay be hung by means of said member 38 and garment hangers may besupported on said member.

At the middle of the back wall SI and at the inside thereof is fused astrip 6| similar to the strip 55 shown in Fig. 3 and similarlysupporting a dowel 56 carrying a buckled strap id. The only diiferenceis that in Fig. 10 there is only a single dowel at the middle dividingthe bag in half instead of the bag being divided in thirds by twodowels, as. in. Fig. 3-. They dowel 66 carries a handle. 6? in the samemanner as in bag ill- The handle 6? passes through registering slots inthe strip 8! and in. the back. wall. 8!. Attached to the back wall 8|,adjacent the lower end thereof and at the middle thereof is a snapfastener 83 which may snap into the snap fastener 5? onthe: member (it.When the bag Hill is zipped closed, the lower half may be folded upabout the dowel 6S and tucked under the inclined straps 3d. The snapfasteners 5.! and 8 are attached, and the. bag may be turned so that thehandle. 67 is at the top so that the bag n be C rr ed with garments.hung over the buckled. strap .19.

In Figs. 12. and 1'3 there: is shown a bag lilb embodying the invention.and illustrating yet another modified construction. The bag llllb'has aback wall 98. Attached to the sides and the top: edges of the. rear wall89' are substantially triangular panels 9i slightly overlapping at thetop and provided with inner downwardly and out- Ward-1y diverging edges92 Attached to the lower end. of the wall db and overlapping the lowerends of the panels 61' is a, bottom panel 93 stitched at the sides andbottom thereof to the rear panel or wall 90. Wall and panels 9| and 93are of flexible sheeting. At the upper end of the bag lil'b is a member38 similar to the one shown above, but with the snap fastener 5'!omitted. Member 33 is mounted on a dowel 95 carried by loops 95 stitchedwithin the body.

At the middle of the back wall 90 is a strip 61 carrying a dowel pin 86in the manner described above. On said dowel is a handle 6'! likewisesimilar to the handle 6? described above. Garment hangers may be hung onmember 38 and garments carried thereby may be placed between the strap79 and the dowel $8. The bag may be hung by means of the member 33 onany suitable support. When desired to use the bag [9b as a piece ofluggage, the upper half is folded downwardly about the dowel t andtucked within the pocket forming panel 93. The bag may then readily becarried by means of its handle 61 as a piece of luggage as shown in Fig.13.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adaptedto meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described our invention we claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

stiffener within the bag, and a loop depending from the middle of saidstiffener on which to hang garment hangers, a loop projecting throughsaid bag and supported by the stiffener, for suspending the garment bagfrom a support, a second transverse stiffener within the bag and at theinner side of the back wall, and a handle on said second stiffener andpassing through openings in the back wall for carrying the bag as apiece of luggage and a strap attached to the outer ends of the secondstiffener to keep the garments with in the bag against the back wall ofthe bag and to support the garments when the bag is folded and carriedby the handle on the second stiffener.

2. A travel bag comprising a back wall, and a front wall stitchedthereto and formed with an opening, a transverse stiffener within theupper end of the garment bag,.means to mount said stiffener within thebag, and a loop depending from the middle of said stiffener on which tohang garment hangers, a loop projecting through said bag and supportedby the stiffener, for suspending the garment bag from a support, asecond transverse stiffener within the bag and at the inner side of theback wall, and a handle on said second stiffener and passing throughopenings in the back wall for carrying the bag as a piece of luggage,and a strap attached to the outer ends of said second stiffener, andmeans at the inner side of the bag within which another part of the bagmay be tucked when folded for aiding in keeping the bag in foldedcondition.

3. A travel bag having a back wall and a front wall stitched to themargin of the back wall, said front wall being formed with an openingthrough which garments may be placed in the bag or removed therefrom,said rear and front walls being made of flexible sheet material, atransverse stiffener-at the upper end of the bag, means in the bag tomount said stiffener, means attached to the stiffener and passingthrough the bag on which to suspend the bag from a support, means onsaid stiffener on which to hang garment hangers within the bag, a secondstiffener transverse of the bag and spaced from the top and bottom ofthe bag, and a andle attached to the second stiffener and passingthrough the bag for carrying the bag and a strap attached to the ends ofthe second stiffener to keep the garments within the bag against theback wall of the bag and'to support the garments when the bag is foldedand carried by the handle on the second stiffener.

4. A travel bag having a back wall and a front wall stitched to themargin of the back wall, said front wall being formed with an openingthrough which garments may be placed in the bag or removed therefrom,said rear and front walls being made of flexible sheet material, atransverse stiffener at the upper end of the bag, means in the bag tomount said stiffener, means attached to the stiffener and passingthrough the bag on which to suspend the bag from a support, means onsaid stiffener on which to hang garment hangers within the bag, a secondstiffener transverse of the bag and spaced from the top and bottom ofthe bag, and a handle attached to the second stiifener and passingthrough the bag for carrying the bag, and a pair of inclined strapsattached to the bag in front of the front wall and extending from theupper end of the bag to side edges of the bag, so that an upfoldedportion of the bag may be tucked in between said straps and the front ofthe bag.

5. A travel bag having a back wall and a front Wall stitched to themargin of the back wall, said front wall being formed with an openingthrough which garments may be placed in the bag or 'removed therefrom,said rear and front walls being made of flexible sheet material, atransverse stiffener at the upper end of the bag, means in the bag tomount said stiffener, means attached to the stiffener and passingthrough the bag on which to suspend the bag from a support, means onsaid stiffener on which to hang garment hangers Within the bag, a secondstiffener transverse of the bag and spaced from the top and bottom ofthe bag, and a handle attached to the second stiffener and passingthrough the bag for carrying the bag, a pair of inclined straps attachedto the bag in front of the front wall and extending from the upper endof the bag to side edges of the bag, so that an upfolded portion of thebag may be tucked in between said straps and the front of the bag, andmeans to attach an upfolded portion of the bag to the top of the bag tohold said portion in tucked position.

6. A bag having an outer wall and an inner wall attached thereto, saidouter wall being formed with a pair of spaced openings, a strip attachedto the inner surface of the outerwall and forming a sleeve therewith, astiffener passing through said sleeve, and a handle on said stiffenerand passing through the openings in the outer wall to the outside of thebag.

7. A bag having an outer wall and an inner wall attached thereto, saidouter wall being formed with a pair of spaced openings, a strip attachedto the inner surface of the outer wall and forming a sleeve therewith, astiffener passing through said sleeve, and a handle on said stiffenerand passing through the openings in the outer wall to the outside of thebag, and a pair of strap portions attachedto the outer ends of thestiffener, and means to interbuckle said strap portions for holdingmaterial within said bag against said dowel.

1 8. A travel bag comprising an outer wall and an inner wall attachedthereto at the marginal edges of the outer wall, said inner wall beingformed with a flap adapted to be closed by slider actuated fasteners, apair of corner straps at the upper corners of the bag and overlying thefront wall, a stiffener in the upper end of the bag, means to mount saidstiffener at said upper end, a transverse stiifener at the inside of therear wall of the bag about one-third of the Way down from the top andprovided with a handle projecting through the rear Wall, means to mountsaid last stiffener in the bag, another transverse stiffener abouttwo-thirds of the way down from the upper end of the bag, means to mountsaid last stiffener in the bag, the bottom third of the bag beingfoldable over the middle third about the third stiffener and tuckedunder the corner straps, and said middle and bottom thirds of the bagbeing foldable together over the top third of the bag about the secondstiffener, whereby the bag can be turned so that the handle is at thetop for carrying the bag.

9. A travel bag comprising an outer wall and an inner wall attachedthereto at the marginal edges of the outer wall, said inner wall beingformed with a flap adapted to be closed by slider actuated fasteners, apair of corner straps at the upper corners of the bag and overlying thefront wall, a stiffener in the upper end of the bag, means to mount saidstiffener at said upper end, a transverse stiffener at the inside of therear Wall of the bag about one-third of the way down from the top andprovided with a handle projecting through the rear wall, means to mountsaid last stiffener in the bag, another transverse stiffener abouttwo-thirds of the way down from the upper end of the bag, means to mountsaid last stiffener in the bag, the bottom third of the bag beingfoldable over the middle third about the third stiffener and tuckedunder the corner straps, and said middle and bottom thirds of the bagbeing foldable together over the top third o the bag about the secondstiffener, whereby -34 the bag can be turned so that the handle is atthe top for carrying the bag, and means for attaching the upper end ofthe bag to a portion of the bag adjacent the third stiffener when saidbag is in folded condition.

10. A travel bag comprising a back wall and a front wall attachedtogether at their margins to form a bag, said front wall being formedwith an opening through which garments may be inserted into the bag, astiffener at the upper end of the bag and within the bag, a stiffenerwithin the bag about one-third of the way down and provided with ahandle projecting through the bag, and a third stiffener within the bagabout two-thirds of the way down from the upper end of the bag, wherebythe lower third of the bag may be folded over the front of the middlethird and said middle third and bottom third being foldable togetherover the front of the upper third of the bag, so that the folded bag maybe turned around to bring the handle to the top for carrying the bag.

11. A travel bag comprising a back wall and a front Wall attachedtogether at their margins to form a bag, said front wall being formedwith an opening through which garments may be in serted into the bag, astiffener at the upper end of the bag and within the bag, a stiffenerwithin the bag about one-third of the way down and provided with ahandle projecting through the bag, and a third stiffener within the bagabout two-thirds of the way down from the upper end of the bag, wherebythe lower third of the bag may be folded over the front of the middlethird and said middle third and bottom third being foldable togetherover the front of the upper third of the bag, so that the folded bag maybe turned around to bring the handle to the top for carrying the bag,and means for attaching a portion of the bag adjacent the upper endthereof to a portion of the bag adjacent the third stiffener to retainthe bag in folded condition.

12. A travel bag comprising a back wall and a front wall attachedtogether at their margins to form a bag, said front wall being formedwith an opening through which garments may be inserted into the bag, astiffener at the upper end of the bag and within the bag, a stiffenerwithin the bag about one-third of the way down and provided with ahandle projecting through the bag, and a third stiffener Within the hasabout two-thirds of the way down from the upper end of the bag, wherebythe lower third of the bag may be folded over the front of the middlethird and said middle third and bottom third being foldable togetherover the front of the upper third of the bag, so that the folded bag maybe turned around to bring the handle to the top for carrying the bag,means for attaching a portion of the bag adjacent the upper end thereofto a portion of the bag adjacent the third stiffener to retain the bagin folded condition, and a loop attached to the top stiffener andprojecting through the bag for suspending the bag from a hook.

13. A garment bag made of flexible front and rear walls, a transversestiffener within the upper end of the bag, a loop attached to thestiffener and depending therefrom and adapted to receive the hook of agarment hanger, and a second loop attached to the first loop andreceiving said first loop and slidable thereon against said hook to keepthe hook from slipping off.

14. A garment bag made of flexible front and rear walls, a transversestiffener within the upper end of the bag, a loop attached to thestiffener and depending therefrom and adapted to receive the hook of agarment hanger, and a second loop attached to the first loop andreceiving said first loop and slidable thereon against said hook to keepthe hook from slipping off, and a third loop attached to the stiffenerand projecting through the bag for suspending the bag from a hook orlike support.

MICHAEL DAVIS. WILLIAM Jl NDELA.

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